Sanitary belt buckle



Feb. 265 Q 1924.

K. F. STODDARD ET AL SANITARY BELT BUCKLE Filed March 16, 1922 PatentedFeb. 26, 1924.

NlT ED STATES PATENT ounce.

SANITARY BELT BUCKLE.

Applicationfiled March 16, 1922, Serial No. 544,089.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, KATHERINE F. Sron- DARD and RUDOLPH A. KRAUTWALD,citizens of the United States, and residents of the 8 city of Chicago,county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and.useful Improvements in Sanitary Belt Buckles, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to sanitary belts,

and more particularly to means for fastening a sanitary napkin to thebelt in such a manner that when in position, such napkin will besecurely held thereby, but may be ll readily detached when desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved fastening meansadapted to be held in operative position by tension on a member insertedtherein, and released by easing of such tension on said member.

Other and further objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combina tions and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification and in which,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention showing the fasteningmeans securing a napkin to the belt,

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the fastening device showing, in dottedlines, a frag s5 ment of the belt secured thereto,

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3'3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the fastening means showing the manner ofengagement of a napkin therewith, and

, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the fastening device in operativeposition.

The invention consists of a belt 10 preferably of elastic material,having a suitable buckle 11 adapted to fasten the belt about the waistof the user. The belt is preferably provided with front and rear flaps12 and 13, which also are preferably of elastic material.

Secured to each of the flaps 12 and 13, by

any suitable means, is a sleeve 14, adapted to receive and looselyretain inwardly turned ends 15 of a looped member 16, as shown in Fig.2. Pivotally mounted adjacent the member 16 is a similar looped member17,

such member being swingable toward but not past the member 16, as shownin Figs. 2, 3, and 1.

Although it is not necessary, we find it desirable to mount a member 17on the turned ends 15 of the member 16, such mem c0 bers thus beingpivotally mounted on a common axis. Such mounting preferably consists ofeyes 18 formed by laterally bending the ends of the loop 17 over theends 15 as shown in the drawings, the loop 17 preferat ably extendingthrough the loop 16, and of a length so that same may approach the loop16 but cannot pass therethrough.

In order to illustrate the operation of the fastening means, we haveshown a sanitary napkin 19 in engagement therewith. Such engagement ispreferably brought about by inserting the end of the napkin through theloops, folding same over the outside loop and back through the insideloop as clearly N shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing. hen tension is placedupon the napkin by the elastic belt, the loop 17 is caused to bind orclamp against the loop 16, and the greater the tension upon such napkin,the more tightly will the fastening means become engaged. Loosening ofthe napkin enables ready detachment from the fastening means.

The utility of the device is at once apparent, as it is possible toconveniently connect or disconnect one or both of the fastening means ateither end of the napkin, such ends being adapted to be firmly held solong as the tension 011 the napkin causes the loops to bind against eachother, thereby doing away with safety pins or other inconvenient anddangerous fastening devices.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying our invention into efiect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. We, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail ourselves of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. Fastening means of the character described comprising a pivotallymounted looped member; and a second looped member extending to one sideof the axis of said first looped member, projecting through said firstlooped member, and movable toward but not past said first looped member.

2. Fastening means of the character described including a sleeve,.alooped member having turned portions pivot-ally mounted in said sleeve;and a second looped member mounted on said turned portions so as to bedisposed at one side thereof, extendingthrough said first looped member,and movable toward but not past said first looped member.

In testimonywhereof e 'hayesigned our names to 'this'specification inthe presence 15 of tWosubscribing witnesses.

KA HE INHF- STODDARD,

RUDOLPH A. KRAUTWALD.

l vitnessesz l/VALTER G. .WVAGNER, ADELINE C. SoHiLKE.

